2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 12/13/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Freeman | Wash St | JR | WR | 2 | 11 | 238 | 21.64 | 0 | 5.5 | 119.0 |
| 2 | Gabriel Benyard | KSU | SR | WR | 9 | 20 | 165 | 8.25 | 1 | 2.2 | 18.3 |
| 3 | KC Concepcion | Texas A&M | JR | WR | 8 | 17 | 306 | 18.00 | 1 | 2.1 | 38.3 |
| 3 | Aaron Blancas | Ark St | SR | WR | 7 | 15 | 75 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.1 | 10.7 |
| 5 | Devin Roche | ODU | SO | RB | 8 | 16 | 197 | 12.31 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.6 |
| 5 | Brennan Ridley | BGSU | SO | WR | 7 | 14 | 75 | 5.36 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.7 |
| 7 | Mana Carvalho | Utah | FR | WR | 8 | 15 | 211 | 14.07 | 1 | 1.9 | 26.4 |
| 7 | Bryson Hammer | Toledo | SO | WR | 8 | 15 | 200 | 13.33 | 0 | 1.9 | 25.0 |
| 7 | Wayne Knight | James Mad | JR | RB | 9 | 17 | 161 | 9.47 | 0 | 1.9 | 17.9 |
| 10 | Jacory Barney, Jr. | Nebraska | SO | WR | 9 | 16 | 180 | 11.25 | 0 | 1.8 | 20.0 |
| 11 | Jordan Napier | SDSU | SO | WR | 6 | 10 | 117 | 11.70 | 1 | 1.7 | 19.5 |
| 11 | Cam Ross | Virginia | SR | WR | 9 | 15 | 143 | 9.53 | 0 | 1.7 | 15.9 |
| 13 | Wayne Harris | Kent State | FR | WR | 8 | 13 | 181 | 13.92 | 1 | 1.6 | 22.6 |
| 13 | Josh Cameron | Baylor | SR | WR | 9 | 14 | 141 | 10.07 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.7 |
| 15 | Caullin Lacy | Louisville | SR | WR | 8 | 12 | 191 | 15.92 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.9 |
| 15 | Isaiah Spencer | Va Tech | JR | WR | 8 | 12 | 88 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.0 |
| 15 | Yamir Knight | SMU | JR | WR | 8 | 12 | 74 | 6.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.3 |
| 15 | Jordan Malau'ulu | Fresno St | FR | WR | 8 | 12 | 61 | 5.08 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.6 |
| 19 | Ryan Niblett | Texas | SO | WR | 8 | 11 | 317 | 28.82 | 2 | 1.4 | 39.6 |
| 19 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 9 | 13 | 346 | 26.62 | 2 | 1.4 | 38.4 |
| 19 | Victor Snow | Buffalo | JR | WR | 8 | 11 | 126 | 11.45 | 1 | 1.4 | 15.8 |
| 19 | Vicari Swain | S Carolina | SO | DB | 8 | 11 | 111 | 10.09 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.9 |
| 19 | Mekhi Mews | Houston | SR | WR | 9 | 13 | 88 | 6.77 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.8 |
| 19 | Tama Uiliata | Hawai'i | FR | WR | 8 | 11 | 64 | 5.82 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.0 |
| 19 | Gavin Freeman | Okla St | JR | WR | 9 | 13 | 48 | 3.69 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.3 |
| 19 | Malcolm Simmons | Auburn | SO | WR | 8 | 11 | 38 | 3.45 | 0 | 1.4 | 4.8 |
| 27 | Isaiah Sategna III | Oklahoma | JR | WR | 8 | 10 | 129 | 12.90 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.1 |
| 27 | Brandon Inniss | Ohio State | JR | WR | 10 | 13 | 144 | 11.08 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.4 |
| 27 | Antione Jackson | UCF | JR | DB | 9 | 12 | 128 | 10.67 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.2 |
| 27 | Lynel Billups-Williams | Miami (Oh) | SO | WR | 9 | 12 | 120 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.3 |
| 27 | Tyrell Henry | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 7 | 9 | 84 | 9.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.0 |
| 27 | Jacob De Jesus | California | SR | WR | 8 | 10 | 91 | 9.10 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.4 |
| 27 | Beau Sparks | Texas St | JR | WR | 8 | 10 | 35 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.4 |
| 27 | Marcus Bellon | Nevada | SR | WR | 6 | 8 | 21 | 2.63 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.5 |
| 27 | Drew Wagner | N'western | SO | WR | 7 | 9 | 20 | 2.22 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.9 |
| 36 | Luke Wysong | Arizona | SR | WR | 10 | 12 | 124 | 10.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.4 |
| 36 | Zechariah Sample | Ariz St | FR | WR | 9 | 11 | 101 | 9.18 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.2 |
| 36 | Vernell Brown III | Florida | FR | WR | 6 | 7 | 55 | 7.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.2 |
| 36 | Peyton Higgins | Troy | SR | WR | 9 | 11 | 80 | 7.27 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.9 |
| 36 | Joshua Porter | S Florida | SO | WR | 6 | 7 | 43 | 6.14 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.2 |
| 36 | Koi Perich | Minnesota | SO | DB | 9 | 11 | 63 | 5.73 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.0 |
| 42 | Easton Messer | FAU | JR | WR | 8 | 9 | 211 | 23.44 | 0 | 1.1 | 26.4 |
| 42 | Demarcus Lacey | Marshall | SR | WR | 8 | 9 | 73 | 8.11 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.1 |
| 42 | Emon Allen | Sam Hou St | SR | DB | 8 | 9 | 67 | 7.44 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.4 |
| 42 | David Amador II | UTSA | SO | WR | 8 | 9 | 61 | 6.78 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.6 |
| 42 | Dedrick Latulas | La Tech | SO | WR | 8 | 9 | 60 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.5 |
| 42 | Malik Sherrod | Boise St | SR | RB | 9 | 10 | 46 | 4.60 | 0 | 1.1 | 5.1 |
| 42 | Eric Willis III | UTEP | SR | WR | 7 | 8 | 36 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.1 | 5.1 |
| 42 | DeAngelo Irvin Jr. | UNLV | JR | WR | 9 | 10 | 34 | 3.40 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.8 |
| 50 | Malachi Toney | Miami (Fl) | FR | WR | 8 | 8 | 144 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 50 | Carlos Hernandez | Wk Forest | JR | WR | 8 | 8 | 141 | 17.63 | 1 | 1.0 | 17.6 |
| 50 | Bryson Graves | Coast Car | JR | WR | 8 | 8 | 84 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.5 |
| 50 | Javarius Green | N Carolina | FR | WR | 7 | 7 | 58 | 8.29 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.3 |
| 50 | Charlie Coenen | Wyoming | JR | WR | 8 | 8 | 60 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.5 |
| 50 | Kam Shanks | Arkansas | SO | WR | 8 | 8 | 56 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 50 | DeAree Rogers | N Illinois | JR | WR | 8 | 8 | 52 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| 50 | Tate Nagy | Kansas | FR | WR | 9 | 9 | 51 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.7 |
| 50 | Devin Voisin | USA | SR | WR | 8 | 8 | 37 | 4.63 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.6 |
| 50 | Reese Smith | Liberty | SR | WR | 8 | 8 | 26 | 3.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.3 |
| 50 | Semaj Morgan | Michigan | JR | WR | 7 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.1 |
| 50 | Trent Walker | Oregon St | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 62 | Chase Hendricks | Ohio | JR | WR | 8 | 7 | 116 | 16.57 | 0 | 0.9 | 14.5 |
| 62 | Kevin Coleman Jr. | Missouri | SR | WR | 8 | 7 | 104 | 14.86 | 1 | 0.9 | 13.0 |
| 62 | Parker Kingston | BYU | JR | WR | 10 | 9 | 121 | 13.44 | 1 | 0.9 | 12.1 |
| 62 | Kenny Johnson | Pittsburgh | JR | WR | 8 | 7 | 85 | 12.14 | 1 | 0.9 | 10.6 |
| 62 | Squirrel White | FSU | SR | WR | 7 | 6 | 60 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.6 |
| 62 | Manny Covey | Cincinnati | SO | RB | 9 | 8 | 78 | 9.75 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.7 |
| 62 | TK King | NMSU | JR | WR | 7 | 6 | 50 | 8.33 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.1 |
| 62 | Jake Godfrey | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 7 | 6 | 49 | 8.17 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.0 |
| 62 | Omari Hayes | Tulane | SO | WR | 9 | 8 | 43 | 5.38 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.8 |
| 62 | Sutton Smith | Memphis | JR | RB | 8 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.3 |
| 62 | Sterling Lockett | Kansas St | JR | WR | 10 | 9 | 33 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.3 |
| 62 | Javon Robinson | Georgia St | JR | WR | 8 | 7 | 14 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 1.8 |
| 74 | Javion Kinnard | CSU | FR | RB | 8 | 6 | 138 | 23.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 17.3 |
| 74 | Coy Eakin | Texas Tech | JR | WR | 10 | 8 | 121 | 15.13 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.1 |
| 74 | Jonathan Brady | Indiana | SR | WR | 10 | 8 | 104 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.4 |
| 74 | Dash Luke | MO State | SR | WR | 8 | 6 | 70 | 11.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.8 |
| 74 | Peyton Plott | Ga South | FR | WR | 8 | 6 | 53 | 8.83 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.6 |
| 74 | Hank Beatty | Illinois | SR | WR | 9 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.8 |
| 74 | Maguire Anderson | FIU | SR | WR | 8 | 6 | 45 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.6 |
| 74 | Will Hardy | N Carolina | SR | DB | 8 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.5 |
| 74 | Mikey Matthews | UCLA | JR | WR | 9 | 7 | 45 | 6.43 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| 74 | Harrison Wallace III | Miss | SR | WR | 8 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| 74 | Kahanu Davis | Utah State | SR | WR | 8 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.6 |
| 74 | Zavion Thomas | LSU | SR | WR | 8 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.8 |
| 74 | Boo Carter | Tennessee | SO | DB | 6 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.7 |
| 74 | Joedrick Lewis | Ball State | SR | DB | 8 | 6 | 18 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| 74 | Sean Patrick | Akron | FR | RB | 6 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| 74 | Mikey Welsh | SDSU | JR | WR | 8 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.9 |
| 74 | TJ Pride | NMSU | SO | WR | 8 | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| 91 | Aiden Flora | Iowa State | FR | RB | 9 | 6 | 92 | 15.33 | 1 | 0.7 | 10.2 |
| 91 | Zachariah Branch | Georgia | JR | WR | 9 | 6 | 80 | 13.33 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.9 |
| 91 | Makai Lemon | USC | JR | WR | 9 | 6 | 71 | 11.83 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.9 |
| 91 | Bailey Stockton | Ga Tech | SO | WR | 6 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.5 |
| 91 | Omari Kelly | Mich St | SR | WR | 9 | 6 | 32 | 5.33 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.6 |
| 91 | Dezmen Roebuck | Washington | FR | WR | 9 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.4 |
| 91 | Michael Pettway | J'ville St | SR | WR | 7 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
| 91 | Cole Adams | Alabama | SO | WR | 9 | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| 91 | Keivin Boone-Nelson II | W Mich | JR | WR | 7 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
| 91 | Kenyon Massey | U Mass | FR | WR | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.